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Title:Ruth Weisberg Lithograph "La Commedia E Finita" (Children of Paradise) Ed of 30

Description:Ruth Weisberg (born 1942). Celebrated Figurative Artist. The artist is represented by the Jack Rutberg Gallery in Pasadena. There was a mini film online of the artist's show at his gallery and an edition of this work appeared in the mini film in 2015. This work also appears in Rutberg's most recent show that the artist is having at the Gallery through 12/23/23 extended through January 27, 2024. See photographs 8, 9 and 10. La Commedia E Finita, (Comedy is Over) 1977, Lithograph, signed, dated, titled and numbered 13/30 in pencil, blind stamp lower left, sheet sight size: 29-3/4" x 37-1/2" (framed size: 38-1/2" x 46") with Plexiglass. Condition: The plexiglass is starting to pop out of the frame on the right side (a professional framer may need to adjust this or it may need to be reframed because the frame edges are thin on this particular frame), some soft handling creases lower left corner, pale toning at sheet edges, otherwise appears in excellent condition. Because of the large size, if you live in the Los Angeles area and can pick up or make arrangements to meet me, you can save the freight. Fedex and UPS charge a premium on oversized packages.
LA COMMEDIA E FINITA shows the artist's interest in theatre and dance and is a Hommage to the Film "Children of Paradise" ("Les Enfants du Paradis") in Marcel Camet's epic 1943/45 film. The famous French film was produced under war conditions during the Nazi Occupation in the 1940's. The figure is Watteau's "Pierrot" pulling back the curtains in the great climactic scene in Children of Paradise.
Ruth Weisberg works primarily in painting, drawing, printmaking and large-scale installations. She is the Dean of Fine Arts at the University of Southern California since 1995, the longest tenured dean. Ruth Weisberg trained at the Chicago Art Institute and was the first contemporary artist to have a solo show at the Huntington Museum and at the Norton Simon Museum. She has had 80 solo exhibitions, 200 group exhibitions and is in 60 museums throughout the world.
RECENT HONORS INCLUDE
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Hebrew Union College, May, 2001;
Fellow, Center for the Humanities, University of Michigan, 2000, College Art Association Distinguished Teaching of Art Award, 1999,
University of Southern California Hillel L'Chaim Leadership Award, 1998,
Eleanor Tufts Memorial Lecturer, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, April 1997,
L.A. Art Core 8th Annual Award 1996,
Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome 1995, 1994, and 1992,
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 1995,
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar 1994,
Honorary Phi Beta Kappa Epsilon Chapter 1993,
A Senior Research Fulbright for Italy in 1992.
President of the College Art Association 1990-92,
Received the School of Art University of Michigan Distinguished Art Alumni/ AE Award for 1992,
The Distinguished Artist of the Year Award, Fresno Art Museum 1990,
USC Mortar Board Faculty Teaching Excellence Award 1988,
The National Women's Caucus for Art Mid-Career Achievement Award 1987,
University of Michigan's Outstanding Achievement Award for Alumni 1987.
USC's Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Award for Creative Work 1986,
and the Third Annual Vesta Award in the Visual Arts, given by the Women's Building, Los Angeles, California, October 1984;
also, the commission of a lithograph, in 1979, by the Graphic Arts Council, Los Angeles County Museum.
In January 1979, a Weisberg lithograph was presented to Georgia O'Keeffe as part the National Women's Caucus for Art ceremony honoring her at the White House. Academic year 1969-1970,
Ms. Weisberg was awarded a Ford Foundation Grant administered by the Near Eastern Center of the University of California at Los Angeles.
Ms. Weisberg has had over 70 solo and two-person exhibitions and installations, including the following:
SOLO TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS AND MAJOR COMMISSIONS
"Love, Sacred and Profane." Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, California 2003
"The Open Door: Drawings for the New Haggada." (working title) Hebrew Union College, New York, New York, Spertus Museum, Chicago, Illinois, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California
"The Open Door Haggada." Ed. Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, artist Ruth Weisberg, Central Conference of American Rabbis, New York, New York, 2001
"Heightened Realities: The Monotypes of Ruth Weisberg." Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2001 (catalogue)
"Family." City of Los Angeles, Percent for the Arts, and MiniMed Corporation, Northridge, California 2001
"Testament." University Art Gallery, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California 2000 (video)
"Canto V: A Whirlwind of Lovers." The Huntington Library and Art Collections, Virginia Steele Scott Gallery, San Marino, California 1999 (catalogue)
"Natural Histories." Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, California 1999; previous exhibitions 1983,1985, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996
"Ruth Weisberg." Platt Gallery, University of Judaism, Los Angeles, California 1997 (catalogue)
"Ruth Weisberg." Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA 1998
"Mysteries." Doolin Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 1997
"A Continuing Tradition." The Judson Gallery, Los Angeles, California 1997
"Sisters and Brothers." Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California 1996; Gross Gallery, University of Arizona 1995; Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California 1994 (catalogue)
Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1991, 1992, 1995
Ruth Weisberg and Patti Wickman, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois 1995
"Emulation." Temple University, Rome, Italy 1994
Alice Simsar Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1988, 1992
"Passing Over." Sculptural Installation for "Passover and Passion," Laband
Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California 1991
"The Scroll." Spertus Museum, Chicago, Illinois 1992; Skirball Museum, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, California 1989; Hebrew Union College, New York, New York 1987-1988 (catalogue)
"Ruth Weisberg: The Arts and the Prophetic Imagination." Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas 1991
"Realms of Desire: A Print Retrospective." Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California 1990 (catalogue)
Associated American Artists, New York, New York 1987, 1990
SELECT MUSEUMS AND UNIVERSITY COLLECTIONS
The Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Museum,
San Francisco, California
American Museum of Art, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.
Arizona State University Museum, Tempe, Arizona
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Grunwald Foundation for the Graphic Arts, University of California,
Los Angeles, California
Bibliotheque Nationale of France, Paris, France
College Art Association, New York, New York
The Dance Collection, Lincoln Center, New York, New York
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Elvejhen Museum, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California
The Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan
Hebrew Union College, New York, New York
Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Texas
Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Instituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, Italy
The Jewish Museum of New York, New York, New York
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts
The National Gallery, Washington, D.C.
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
The New York Public Library, New York
The Norwegian National Museum, Oslo, Norway
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
The Oakland Museum, Oakland, California
The Oslo Municipal Museum, Norway
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
The Rare Book Libraries of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California
The Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, Los Angeles, California
The Spertus Museum, Chicago, Illinois
The Tronheim Municipal Museum, Norway
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
University of St. Thomas, Manila, Philippines
Sources: Askart; Jack Rutberg Fine Arts.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
The William Andrew Clark Library, University of California, Los Angeles
Zimmerli Museum of Art, Rutgers State University of New Jersey

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Ruth Weisberg Lithograph "La Commedia E Finita" (Children of Paradise) Ed of 30

Name: Ruth Weisberg Lithograph \"La Commedia E Finita\" (Children of Paradise) Ed of 30
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